I ran outside around 10:30 with the 15x70's and my 35mm SLR on a tripod to sneak a few shots in before the clouds rolled over. The comet was definitely naked eye even from my West Jordan home. The tail is very hard to see, I would agree that instead of a tail it looks more like the coma's flattened in that direction. I took about 8 shots varying between wide field views including Orion, the Hyades, and Pleiades. and a few closer shots of just the comet and a very nice 4th mag? star that was on the outer edge of the coma. A very nice view in the binos. After 10 minutes or so the clouds rolled in and the fingers were getting cold so I went in, I'll post the pictures when they're finally developed. I need a digital SLR (sigh) Howard --- Michael Carnes <moogiebird@earthlink.net> wrote:
I was caught by surprise with last night's clear skies. > the comet was a pretty easy naked eye target.. No detail, but the smudge was obvious.
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